4.  The facts of the case as submitted by the parties may be summarized as follows.
5.  On 18 November 1994 the applicants initiated civil proceedings before the Belgrade Commercial Court against DD “Yuko Farma”, a socially-owned company from Žitište (hereinafter: “the debtor”) seeking damages arising from the debtor’s failure to fulfil conditions of contract on breed of chickens.
6.  On 3 June 1998 the Belgrade Commercial Court accepted the applicants’ claim and ordered the debtor to pay the applicants 813,120 Serbian dinars (RSD) in respect of damage sustained, plus statutory interest and RSD 15,514.25 for legal costs.
7.  On 5 October 1998 the Belgrade High Commercial Court quashed the judgment of 3 June 1998 and returned the case to the first-instance court for fresh consideration.
8.  On 13 May 2005 the Belgrade Commercial Court dismissed the applicants’ civil suit.
9.  On 20 October 2005 the Belgrade High Commercial Court quashed the decision of 13 May 2005 and returned the case to the first-instance court.
10.  On 1 November 2006 the Belgrade Commercial Court stayed the proceedings due to the opening of insolvency proceedings against the debtor. On 8 November 2007 the proceedings resumed.
11.  On 27 November 2007 the Belgrade Commercial Court declared that it lacked jurisdiction to deal with the case and transferred it to the Zrenjanin Commercial Court.
12.  On 8 May 2008 the Zrenjanin Commercial Court adopted a judgment by virtue of which the debtor was ordered to pay the applicants RSD 813,120 (approximately 10,000 euros) for damages[1] and RSD 586,912.40 (approximately 7,200 euros) for their legal costs.
13.  The judgement became final on 5 June 2008.
14.  On 6 September 2006 the insolvency proceedings were opened against the debtor.
15.  On 10 June 2011 the applicants[2] lodged an application for the enforcement of the judgement of 8 May 2008 in respect of the costs awarded.
16.  On 13 June 2011 the Zrenjanin Commercial Court allowed the application and issued an enforcement order.
17.  In 16 June 2011 the applicants[3] received the payment in respect of the legal costs.
18.  In the course of insolvency proceedings the applicants received 0,44% of the sums awarded in respect of pecuniary damages by the final judgement of 8 May 2008.
19.  On 27 August 2008 the applicants filed a civil suit against the State under Article 172 of the Obligations Act seeking damages because of the length of the civil proceedings described above.
20.  On 25 September 2009 the Second Municipal Court in Belgrade rejected their claim.
21.  On 9 February 2012 the Belgrade Appellate Court upheld this judgment.
22.  On 23 April 2012 the applicants filed an appeal on points of law before the Supreme Court of Cassation.
23.  The case is pending before the Supreme Court of Cassation.
24.  Before the insolvency proceedings the debtor company was predominantly socially-owned. It has remained registered as predominantly socially-owned in the relevant public registries throughout the insolvency proceedings.
25.  On 24 April 2012 the Niš Commercial Court terminated the insolvency proceedings against the company. This decision became final on 29 May 2012. On 25 July 2012 the debtor was erased from the Companies’ Register.